Switzerland Global Enterprise

Senior Principal Engineer

Switzerland Global Enterprise

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Support Consulting Engineers in business line technology strategy definition and Multi-Generational Product Plan (MGPP).
  • Chair Design reviews for individual components, sub-assemblies and key engineering deliverables at tendering and contract execution stages.
  • Identify, develop, evaluate, and introduce engineering solutions to create market winning proposals in anticipation of business product needs.
  • Provide key technical direction to large projects during contract execution phase.
  • Provide technical consultation on product problems throughout the business including supplier and field support and perform technical rescues when needed.
  • Participate Patent Evaluation Board (PEB) to protect technology that gives the business a competitive advantage.
  • Represent the business externally at conferences or in professional working bodies and maintain active relationship with relevant academic institutions to promote research projects.
  • Organise lessons-learnt in one’s own domain and make sure they are well documented and communicated throughout the organisation to prevent repeated mistakes.
  • Provide technical consultation to cross-functional teams within the business to improve or resolve manufacturing, supply, or field issues.
  • Develop technical competencies by establishing and delivering structured technical training schemes within one’s own business lines.
  • Actively support Consulting Engineers with staff development & succession planning.
  • Participate interviews for promotions or hirings within Engineering/Technology up to the level of Senior Engineer.
  • Actively mentor and coach identified high potential Engineering talents within one’s business lines.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
  • Extensive and demonstrated years of experience in an engineering capacity.
  • Preferably having taken a Senior Engineer role.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Problem analysis and resolution skills.
  • Able to pursue Engineering integrity in adverse conditions.
  • Able to interface effectively with most levels of the organisation.
  • Lean experience preferred.
Benefits
  • Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
engineering solutionstechnical consultationtechnical directionstructured technical trainingproblem analysisresolution skillsLean experienceMulti-Generational Product Plandesign reviewspatent evaluation
Soft Skills
oral communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillsleadership skillsstaff developmentmentoringcoachingcross-functional collaborationrelationship managementdocumentation
Certifications
Bachelor of Science in EngineeringBachelor of Science in PhysicsBachelor of Science in ChemistryBachelor of Science in MathematicsBachelor of Science in Computer Science